UID:
almahu_9947415606602882
Format:
1 online resource (viii, 111, ciii pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511706127 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Linguistics
Content:
James Dawson first published Australian Aborigines in 1881, after deciding that his careful description of the tribes, languages, customs, and characteristics of the indigenous peoples of the western district of Victoria was too bulky for its originally intended publication in a newspaper. Essentially a field-inspired anthropological account of the dwindling Aboriginal population, written before the emergence of anthropology as a formal discipline, Dawson's book draws on his daughter's ability to speak the local languages and attempts a balanced description of a culture he considered ill-used and under-appreciated by white settlers. Minute details about clothing, tools, settlement and beliefs combine to depict a complex society that possessed highly ritualised customs deserving of respect. Dawson also included an extensive vocabulary of words in three indigenous languages that he hoped would facilitate further cross-cultural understanding. His work provides valuable source material for modern researchers in anthropology and linguistics.
Note:
Originally published in Melbourne by G. Robertson in 1881.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781108006552
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511706127
URL:
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